…help deploy high-speed broadband infrastructure in rural America. “Rural high-speed broadband e-Connectivity is as important for economic development as rail, roads, bridges and airports – and as vital as the…
Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge Offers Startup Funds for Entrepreneurs
…“Starting a business takes faith, courage and creativity, but rural entrepreneurs face added challenges including limited access to broadband, high transportation costs and a lack of access to business networks….
USDA Invests $345.5 Million in Rural Electric Infrastructure to Improve Service
…This assistance supports infrastructure improvements; business development; housing; community services such as schools, public safety and health care; and high-speed internet access in rural areas. For more information, visit www.rd.usda.gov….
Celebrating National Avocado Day
…the benefits of its oil in creams, lotions, facial cleansers and other products that required a smooth application. The practice continues today. Infact, thanks to the internet and social media…
USDA Invites Comments on the Implementation of the e-Connectivity Pilot Program
…traveled extensively across the nation, and everywhere I go I have heard how important broadband is to rural Americans,” Secretary Perdue said. “Reliable and affordable internet e-Connectivity truly is the…
USDA Partners to Improve Rural Water Infrastructure
…in rural areas. This assistance supports infrastructure improvements; business development; housing; community services such as schools, public safety and health care; and high-speed internet access in rural areas. For more…
ARC-PLC Educational Tool Available for Cotton Farms
…commodities a one-time opportunity to update the farm’s payment yield for seed cotton. Complete details of this decision are available by reading the Notice(https://www.fsa.usda.gov/Internet/FSA_Notice/arcplc50.pdf) Or by contacting your State or…
Senate Farm Bill Receives Stamp of Approval from CFBF
…was not amended. Because of California’s demographics and the current rural definition based on county populations, it keeps communities from receiving financial support for things like broadband infrastructure and water…
Senate Agriculture Committee Leaders Find Common Ground in Bipartisan Farm Bill
…access Investing in Rural America Connecting rural America by expanding high-speed internet Fighting the opioid epidemic with prevention and treatment efforts Investing in water infrastructure for rural communities Preserving renewable…
USDA Announces $309 Million Investment in Rural Electric Utilities
…This assistance supports infrastructure improvements; business development; housing; community services such as schools, public safety and health care; and high-speed internet access in rural areas. For more information, visit www.rd.usda.gov….
Ag Groups Applaud Precision Ag Connectivity Act
…swift passage in the U.S. Senate as wireless broadband connections in the field support farm operations and, in turn, rural communities.” The American Farm Bureau says the bill would create…
USDA Rural Development Innovation Center Launches Interactive Webpage
…areas. This assistance supports infrastructure improvements; business development; housing; community services such as schools, public safety and health care; and high-speed internet access in rural areas. For more information, visit…
Agricultural Broadband Bill Important Milestone, Farm Bureau Says
The Senate Commerce Committee approved S. 2343, the Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018. The bipartisan bill is an important milestone in delivering broadband service crucial to the operation of…
Coalition Works to Expand Rural Broadband
A coalition of rural and farm groups are seeking to improve rural connectivity to broadband. The first in a series of workshops was held Wednesday at the Department of Agriculture….